Meacham v. Pederson

Citations

• 70 Wash. 479
• 127 P. 114
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1070

Syllabus

<p>Contracts — Building Contracts — Assent—Consideration ■— Evidence — Sum cien cv. The evidence is insufficient to sustain a verdict to tbe effect that a contract was entered into whereby the defendant, a general contractor, was to sublet to the plaintiff a part of contemplated city work, provided he obtained the city contract in consideration of the plaintiff’s making an estimate on that part of the work, where it appears that the plaintiff’s estimate was largely in excess of the limit fixed by the city, it was not shown that the defendant used the estimate and it was customary for subcontractors to furnish such estimates and there was no other consideration for the contract.</p>